MediaRon Block Shortcuts for GenerateBlocks is an add-on for GenerateBlocks that brings additional functionality and enhancements to your block editing experience. Key features include:
- Pattern Importer: Easily import remote patterns, including all images and unique IDs, ensuring no style conflicts.
- Version 1 to Version 2 Blocks Converter: Stuck on an old v1 site? Convert v1 to v2 blocks with a quick transform, or surgically behind a useful contextual menu shortcut.
- Adobe Font Support: Integrate Adobe Fonts from popular font plugins like Astra’s Typekit plugin and Blocksy’s Adobe Font module.
- Container Block Wrapping and Unwrapping: Select multiple blocks and wrap them in a Container block with ease. Just as easily, you can unwrap the container via a contextual shortcut.
- Transform the Group block to a Container: Convert Group blocks into Container blocks, maintaining all internal blocks.
- Command Palette Shortcuts: Access GenerateBlocks settings quickly with shortcut commands in the block editor’s Command Palette. This includes a post-wide v1 to v2 block conversion shortcut. Other commands allow for quick regeneration of GenerateBlocks styles, and a command for outlining different blocks such as grids and containers.
- Unique ID Generation: Avoid style conflicts by generating new unique IDs for duplicated or copied blocks. This is still very useful today.
- Build Styles for Select Post Types and Templates: Have GenerateBlocks regenerate site-wide styles based on your selected post types or FSE templates.
- Useful Block Commands: Convert all paragraph blocks into Text blocks (with paragraphs being selected) as well as converting all headlines into a Text block with appropriate headings selected.
- Add a Global Menu Toolbar Shortcut: The current admin bar only shows overlays. With Block Shortcuts, you can see all available menu items from a top-level admin menu in the toolbar in both the admin and the frontend.
MediaRon Block Shortcuts for GenerateBlocks is perfect for users looking to streamline their GenerateBlocks workflow and add more versatility to the block editor design experience.
The source code for this plugin is open source and available on GitHub.
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Wrap any block or group of blocks in a container using the contextual menu shortcut.
Convert any v1 block to v2 with a quick contextual shortcut.
Easily convert all v1 blocks to v2 with a simple CMD+K and selecting a conversion.
Change a Shape block into a linkable button with a contextual shortcut.
Quick shortcuts allow you to wrap in a container, clear block styles, and regenerate unique IDs.
Useful commands for outlining all Container and Grid blocks, converting v1 to v2, and converting all paragraph and headlines to Text blocks.
Admin Menu Bar shortcuts allow you to quickly access your favorite section of GenerateBlocks directly from the toolbar.
Useful admin settings such as showing v1 and v2 blocks together with different labels. Also markdown to the Text block is very useful.
Generate new GB styles when a post type is updated or inserted, such as with FSE templates and template parts.